Be inspired by fascinating men and women whose drive and determination transformed our country and our lives.
Civil rights leader and Nobel Prize Winner Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was a Baptist minister and father of four, who believed in social change through peaceful means.
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Imagine being caught in a blinding snowstorm on the Great Plains with fierce winds sweeping across the hills and valleys and heavy snow blurring out land forms and landmarks. Anyone
The Schoolhouse (or Children’s) Blizzard of 1888 Read More »
The Salvation Army bell ringers, introduced in the U.S. by Evangeline Booth in the early 1900s, can still be found on city streets at holiday time. They have transformed themselves
The Woman Behind the Salvation Army Bell Ringers Read More »
Binney & Smith, now Crayola LLC, was an outgrowth of a chemical company that made pigments. The company started in 1864 in Peekskill, New York, and Joseph W. Binney was
The Inventors of Crayola Crayons: Binney & Smith Read More »
During World War II the movie-making business in Los Angeles continued but was changed by the fact that the nation was at war. Like other companies, Hollywood was affected by shortages.
Rationing, blackouts, and other wartime restrictions meant that filmmakers had to cut back on location shooting, set construction, and materials for costumes.
World War II and Hollywood: Participating in the War Effort Read More »
Many of us will be avoiding shopping with holiday crowds by buying online, so let’s take a look back at how mail order began. Mail order originally came about because
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